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Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

13d•$38 - $98

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. The Emergency Department (ED) is a level I trauma center serving the Boston metropolitan area. Each year nearly 55,000 patients are treated in the Emergency Department. Our state-of-the-art facility is designed to meet the needs of a high-volume, acutely injured or ill patient population. We provide the most sophisticated, rapid emergency and trauma care available, and we are looking for Nurses who want to expand and build upon their knowledge base to be part of our talented team. Job Description: Job Summary: The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Nurse II utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct nursing care to patients and families. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by an Accountable Nurse Leader to the department. Essential Responsibilities: Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments. Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation. Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care. Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families. Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care. Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families. Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect. Communicates effectively in the exchange of information. Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate. Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies. Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist. Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self May participate in quality improvement activities. Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
1-3 years related work experience required.
ACLS certification required.
Basic familiarity with computers.
Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise preferred.
1 year of emergency nursing experience preferred.
TNCC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients
Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self
May participate in quality improvement activities.
Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety